"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and all those impacted by this tragic event," Princess Cruises said in a statement.

Kristy Manazanares' employer, international realtor Summit Sotheby's, also released a statement, calling her "a dedicated and loving mother who juggled her business schedule to make her children the top priority."

Friends of the Utah couple were in shock, and expressed sorrow for the family. "They've lost everything and their world is upside down right now, and they just need to be probably left alone and be able to try to overome it," a close family friend told CNN affiliate KTVX. "[It's] something that's really, I don't know how you ever come completely [back.]."

The seven-day round trip cruise left Seattle on Sunday, according to the cruise line. Its scheduled Wednesday trip through the scenic Tracy Arm Fjord was canceled, and the ship sailed directly to Juneau.

The Emerald Princess later departed for Skagway in southeast Alaska, and is continuing with its scheduled cruise.